careers

Recruiter

Grand Rapids, MI
Columbus, IN

Can you confidently communicate with clients, ask for referrals, and handle the pressure of working in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy speaking with and working with professionals from varied backgrounds? Do you continuously stay up to date with latest technology and trends in social media? Do you thrive in a competitive environment? Perfect! We would love to speak with you!

Elwood Professional is the Engineering, IT and Business Management placement division of Elwood Staffing, through superior customer service, dedication and the utilization of a proven recruiting process, Elwood Professional has gained the trust of our clients and candidates alike. Our expertise has enabled us to successfully help our clients and candidates achieve their goals. As an Elwood Professional Recruiter, you will be a key player and contributor to a company that directly rewards those who produce results. We will provide you with the training, processes and tools necessary to become a successful recruiter. This position has unlimited earning and growth potential within a growing industry and company.
Recruiters will report to and work closely with senior management to develop and implement recruiting strategies. The recruiters will utilize the Elwood Professional recruiting process to manage and direct their daily activity. It is necessary to be adept with a wide variety of recruiting sources. Successful recruiters will have the stamina to perform intensive phone work to build lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike.
Our recruiters are expected to contribute and perform in an environment of high morale, motivation, and teamwork. They will uphold our company Key Beliefs of Quality, Relationships, Responsiveness, Flexibility, and Progress. If these are qualities you possess, Elwood Professional is the place for you.

Key Competencies:

Industry comprehension – Knowledgeable about the professional staffing industry and how to make an impactDrive and ambition – Driven to succeed and willing to put in the effort to make it happenTechnologically intuitive – Ability to understand technology and keep up to date with trends and changesPersonable – Ability to build rapport with new people while focusing on continuously building, developing, and maintaining relationshipsProfessional – Maintain a high standard of professional ethics, behavior and work activitiesProcess driven – Commitment to utilize a proven process in order to achieve the greatest resultsInquisitive – Curious about people and technologySuperior communicator – Excellent written and verbal communication skillsTeamwork – Is a team player and recognizes that greater successes will come from working togetherWork ethic – Posses a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done and demonstrates enthusiasm when completing the tasks at hand

Desired Skills & Experience:

Bachelor degree from an accredited university

Previous success in business development or account management role with measurable KPI’s

General familiarity with any of the following: engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, accounting, finance or IT

Ability to quickly learn and master the use of multiple technical resources including but not limited to: office productivity tools, social media outlets, and applicant tracking systems

Ability to work independently and as a part of a team in a competitive, fast-paced environment

Willing and able to work above and beyond a traditional work schedule to achieve results

Ability to travel as needed

To apply, submit cover letter and resume to angela.malagon@elwoodstaffing.com
A cover letter detailing your abilities and why you should be considered a top candidate is required to apply for this position.

I remember what it was like to be single. That was over thirty years ago but I remember the awkward feelings of trying to find someone who would just go out with me on a date.

When I graduated from high school I was 6 feet 4 inches tall and a mere 145 pounds. I had a big head of red hair. I was no chick magnet!

I was an awkward nerd.

I tried to make myself attractive to the opposite sex. I picked clothes so that girls would notice me.

Now you wordsmith your LinkedIn Profile so that recruiters will notice you. You are establishing your brand just like I was trying to be stylish.

When I asked a girl out, I was just hoping not to be rejected. You submit your applications and pray that the recruiter calls you.

When I got a date, I was just trying to make a good impression. Was she the right girl for me? I was not worried about that I just wanted her to like me. When you go for an interview you are just praying that they call you back for a second interview. You just want them to like you.

Does this sound familiar? It should because this is how many of you manage your career.

You scour job boards looking for a date…. oh I mean a job

When you find a girl…. a job that meets your requirements you send in your resume and pray you will hear a response

When she calls…. I mean the recruiter calls you put your best foot forward hoping not to get rejected

When you get the first phone interview you try to sound like a nice guy… I mean like a experienced professional but still hoping not to get rejected

When you get the first interview you put you really try to show your stuff off… I mean you try to demonstrate your outstanding skills and talents

When you get the second interview, you are thinking will I get to second base with her… no I mean get an offer.

Are you concerned that this might not be the job for you? Heck no! You just want to get the next step!

You should be concerned on whether there is the right chemistry between the boss and you. Are you going to be happy in this next position?

Your job search is just like dating! You have to date to get married. Not every date turns into marriage. In the job search you have to interview to get the job. Not every interview turns into a job. Half of all marriages end in divorce.

Your career is very much like a marriage. It is about finding common ground, compromises, happiness, successes,….

Have you gone on a date that you just wanted to walk out? I hear there are strategies for that now.

Have you gone into an interview prepared to ask all of theright questions?Is this the right job for you?

Do you even know what the right job for you is?

What kind of boss do you want?

What kind of team do you function best on?

How do you want to be rewarded? Most of us want a combination of the following:

The bonus check

Public recognition

Pat on the back from the boss

Pat on the back from your team

Pat on the back from your client

How much variety do you want in your day?

Do you know what you need in a work environment and then how to determine whether you are going to get what you need?

Have you taken a job and suddenly said — what have I gotten into!

Finding your next job is serious business just like finding a spouse. There must be the right chemistry to make the relationship work… oh I mean the workplace fun and rewarding.

Go find that perfect match. Go find the perfect job for you. One that meets all of your requirements and reject those that do not.

I find too many job seekers who are ill prepared during their job search. The first two things that you should do when seeking a new employer is 1. Make sure that your social sites are private – if they are your source of socializing and 2. make certain that your voicemail message is professional – this includes “ringback” tones. You don’t want to make a bad impression before landing the interview.

Companies today are looking for more than just education, experience, and transferable skills. With an increasing price tag on turnover, recruiters and hiring managers are looking deeper into the intangibles. The article below gives good perspective on what “fit” has to do with anything.

How often have you heard something like this when you’ve been rejected for a job: “We found someone who we feel is a closer fit.”

When you know in your heart that you have all the skills, experience and education that the employer seeks, it is only natural to ask: “How can they say that I’m not a right fit?”

You might reprise Tina Turner’s song with modified lyrics: “What’s fit got to do with it?”

Using “fit” can be a fudgy kind of excuse that employers give when they don’t want to risk revealing the real reason someone else beat you out for that prized opportunity. Employers aren’t under any obligation to reveal the reasons that they reject any given candidate. And, they are reticent to do so lest it open them up to unwanted protracted discussion, or even to a lawsuit.

“Fit,” however, often really is the issue. Employers are rightly concerned these days about more than just melding a candidate’s skills and a job’s responsibilities. In a landmark survey, Leadership IQ determined that a shocking 46 percent of newly hired employees will fail within 18 months, and that technical competence was only related to 11 percent of those failures.

Mark Murphy, CEO of Leadership IQ, contends that the managers who fared significantly better than their peers in their hiring decisions focused their emphasis on interpersonal and motivational issues. The survey suggests that the key elements of fit that make for long-term employee success include “coachability,” emotional intelligence (or “the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions, and accurately assess others’ emotions”), motivation, and temperament, which includes one’s attitude and personality.

So what is a job hunter to do?

1. Search for a great fit, not just a great job. While the need for an immediate paycheck can be very real and pressing, remember that signing on now to a job with a poor fit can be very costly for you later on. Each time you apply for a job you’ll likely have to explain all the transitions from one company to the next on your resume. If at all possible, you want to avoid in future job hunts having to explain why the job you take now just didn’t work out. Even if you’re successful in obtaining and taking an ill-fitting job now and becoming one of those 48 percent who fail within the first 18 months, you can create a red flag in your own future.

2. Look for companies that fit your personality and work style. Rather than randomly applying to a large number of jobs at many companies, look beyond job descriptions. Slow down and take the time to learn something about each company to which you want to apply. What do current and former employees say about its corporate culture? Does the company encourage teamwork and camaraderie, or is it every person for him/herself? It is a company that cares about its employees enough to have mentoring programs, and are you open to them? Are managers hard to access, likely to be available when you need them, or are they ever-present micro-managing one’s every movement? Which management style do you need to be successful? Learn about these and other fit issues on sites like Glassdoor.com, Vault.com, etc.

3. Use your interview to demonstrate your fit. You can do this in a couple of different ways if you’re well prepared. First, weave in things that demonstrate your fit into your interview. For example, if you know that a company wants to mold their employees through mentoring, you might talk about how much you appreciated being mentored in some past experience and how it helped you to grow professionally. This can be especially powerful if you can use it in answering a question, “Tell me about an area of your weakness.”

Second, if you haven’t had an opportunity to weave your fit stories into the early part of an interview, use your research when you ask your own questions at the end. You might pose something like: “I thrive in an environment where [fill in the blank with something about yourself that matches with the company’s culture]. If I were to work here, is that what I would likely experience?”

Sometimes fit really is a wimpy excuse used in rejection letters. Yet, if you can demonstrate your fit for a role in addition to showing that you have the right skill set and experience, you increase your chances of hearing: “We think that you would make a great addition to our company, and would like you to start within the next two weeks.”

Are you the kind of job hunter who feels that the search is taking over your life? Perhaps you sense that you’re spinning your wheels, putting in lots of hours looking for that new job and never gaining traction. Maybe you can relate to the person who stays up ’til all hours of the night, prowling job boards and sending a resume to anything that looks remotely interesting. If your job hunt consumes every waking moment, it is time to put it into perspective and more effectively utilize your time and energy.

Here are some things that you can do to gain control of your job hunt, save time, and allow you to appropriately balance it with the other parts of your life:

1. Treat your job hunt as a job. Define and schedule your “on” and “off” hours. Work hard and be productive while you are “on,” but also carve out guilt-free “off” time for proper work-life balance. As you gain that balance, you’re likely to find that you’re working more efficiently and productively.

2. Organize your time. Determine in advance how much time to allocate to each task, and focus exclusively on one thing at a time according to the schedule you lay out for yourself. If necessary, set a timer on your computer or phone to prompt you to go on to the next thing. While many people feel that they thrive on multitasking, studies have repeatedly shown that this doesn’t work as well as we tend to believe that is does.

Whatever puts you closest to nailing down a job offer should get top priority, and dealing with people always trumps impersonal online activities. Top priority goes to preparing for and following up actual interviews. Next is following up with networking opportunities, then comes creating new networking opportunities, etc.

Make time in your schedule for in-person business networking, researching new companies and their openings, participating in job hunter networking groups in person and online, and expanding your personal brand on LinkedIn.

3. Organize your desk. It can be altogether overwhelming to come into your home-office and see piles and piles of disorganized papers. Allocate some time each day to throwing out or shredding whatever you can part with, and putting everything else into a file or folder.

Rule of thumb: Only touch each piece of paper once. Deal with it, and don’t just keep shuffling paper or creating piles that you plan to deal with later.

At the end of your job-hunting business day, clear everything off your desk so that you can start fresh the next day.

4. Organize your computer. Create a filing system that works for you. You will benefit by having a folders for research, applications sent, each company with which you’re actively speaking, each recruiter you’re actively working with, networking groups, etc.

5. Don’t bother reinventing the wheel. There are many repetitive tasks that you can automate so you don’t have to “rethink” them time after time.

Examples:

a. You can save the URL of search results on Google, Yahoo, and Bing as a hyperlinked cell in your spreadsheet. Make each one a separate line, and in the next column remind yourself of what the search was for. On a regular basis, repeat the search by clicking the link and your results will be updated. In a similar way you can track company websites, specific job postings, etc.

b. Use Google Alerts to follow people, companies, or topics of interest and get a note in your inbox automatically. For example, if you follow a person, every time his/her name comes up in the news or a web posting, you’ll immediately receive word.

c. Within LinkedIn you can also follow people or companies of interest. When you do, you will get ongoing updates whenever their status or something else about them changes.

Central to the effectiveness of any time management strategy must be your desire and commitment to manage your time. When you begin the process, you may be amazed to see how much more productive your time can be, how your job search process can be enhanced, and how you will enable yourself to engage in a healthy work-life balance.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, sales professionals with a hunter’s mentality who are experienced in business-to-business sales and able to work successfully in a fast-paced environment.

The successful ASC candidate will:

have demonstrated proficiency in identifying, qualifying, and closing business

will have proven success in selling in the service industry

be highly self-motivated with a key sense of urgency

possess a strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit

Good organizational skills, the ability to work with people across all levels of an organization (gatekeepers to executive decision makers), and professional communication skills are other key traits for this position. Elwood Staffing is one of the fastest growing privately held staffing firms in the US. As Elwood Staffing continues to grow and expand, and we are looking for energetic, dedicated people who want to grow with us! We offer competitive pay and benefits, and the opportunity to work with a company that values and rewards its employees. Find out more about us at www.elwoodstaffing.com/careers. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please include a resume in .doc or .pdf format with your response